Ok! New Topic!

That isn't snow! It did snow again yesterday - just enough to cover the black snow to make it a glistening grey... awww so pretty... no not really.

New Topic -- and a dilemma ... phone call from my niece the one in college - who isn't prego (in-law side of the family) - she called to tell me that she and the family are having a baby shower for the niece who IS prego THIS SATURDAY - yes she called me Tuesday for a party on Saturday - in a location 4 hours from where I live. Seriously?

I don't think I played it very cool, as this kid said I could stay at my mother-in-law's as we all know that isn't an option as I can't have my pups there - and there is no where for us to sleep. Second its in 4 days - and my life is just a bit booked for that kind of last minute stuff NOT to be available. And lastly I said at Christmas if there was a baby shower I WASN'T GOING. Now I told darling niece I would talk to Uncle Bubba and we'd see...

Now as previously stated I am not going, yeah yeah I will send a gift, aka a gift card and some blanket or something and call it done. Now for those who know me and the trials and tribulations of my complete and utter failure in the world of baby making baby showers are not events I enjoy - frankly I rarely did but post baby mess I enjoy them a WHOLE LOT LESS... add to the fact t hat this is a shower for a girl, who has a child she's currently not raising, isn't married, doesn't have a high school diploma much less a full time job... and that stick in my craw really starts to rub me raw... (but that is a very personal stick and very personal craw)

So I ask - why in the world would I waste the gas, the stress and the mess to get my fanny up there for this? Answer - I'm not. Now the dilemma-- if there is one-- my in laws know I was home 2 weekends ago prior to the snow-meggeddan, and spent a long weekend with my family. Remember Bubba was traveling. Does this put me in a position of "you can home and spent time with your family but you won't travel to "her" baby shower'?

Part of me things I do - but the other part of me is "thank you for the last minute invitation but I have something planned for Saturday, plus I'm leaving town Monday for work. I simply can't make it - nor do I want to." Oh course I would leave the last part out... maybe I might slip that in to my mother-in-law to put a stop to this... because we ALL know this isn't that last little... digressing (stick/craw/rubbing/bad)....

And cleansing breath... ahhhhh

So... who to call and politely decline said half hearted invitation? I will call my niece, she called, and I will say very nicely that I can't make it home and let the in-laws grump at me. I won't hear it. And if by some miracle they were actually to say something to me about not making a trip.... then we'll mention the not liking baby showers for very obvious reasons that I would expect you of all people to understand and get. Kiss my grits.


Now - here is where the Therapy part is coming into play----I HATE SHOPPING IN THE BABY SECTION - WITH A PASSION. Shouting over. And I really hate it for high school drop outs and other things when I ask God above why not me? Then I do something bone-headed and look at my poor neglected pups and say - there is probably a good reason. ;-)

OK rant over - off to fight the traffic home, figure out what to toss at Bubba for dinner and enjoy my day working from home - tomorrow.

I wonder if my Mom has gotten in touch with my sister - apparently that was an issue in the recent past... I should check on that.... plus possible new gossip.




You know... on the other hand... going to this baby shower would have days of good gossip, I could possibly meet baby-daddy's mama and heaven knows what the possible red-neck baby shower stories I could come back with... nope still doesn't make up for having to go... nope not at all. Enjoy your Tuesday.